| 单词 | crystal globe |
| 释义 | > as lemmascrystal globe crystal globe n. a solid sphere of polished crystal; esp. one used for divining the future, etc.; a crystal ball. ΚΠ 1606 G. Chapman Gentleman Vsher iv. sig. G2 Humilitie hath raisde me to the starres; In which (as in a sort of Cristall Globes) I sit and see things hidde from humane sight. 1731 R. Cudworth Treat. conc. Eternal & Immutable Morality iv. i. 150 There are all the same Impressions made upon the Crystal Globe, that there are upon the Living Eye. 1848 W. W. Story Graffiti d'Italia 397 From the centre hangs a crystal globe: Touch it but once, a Marid answers it, And at your nod brings all your wish may shape. 1909 St. Nicholas Feb. 320/1 The Wizard with the Three Dragons only laughed as he gazed into his crystal globe, for in it he could see everything that was happening in any place in the world. 2004 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 5 Aug. d6 (caption) A 1940's crystal globe from a Paris flea market. < as lemmas |
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